DA candidates to debate in Framingham

Tuesday

Aug 19, 2014 at 4:45 PMAug 19, 2014 at 4:54 PM

By Daily News Staff

FRAMINGHAM - The Framingham Democratic Town Committee and MetroWest Daily News will co-host a debate next week between Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and challenger Michael J. Sullivan.The debate, on Wednesday, Aug. 27, starts at 7 p.m. at the Framingham Public Library, 49 Lexington St.Daily News opinion editor Rick Holmes is set to moderate.Ryan, who was appointed to her post by Gov. Deval Patrick in April 2013, faces off against Sullivan, the clerk of courts for Middlesex County, in the Sept. 9 Democratic primary.The Democratic Town Committee said the race is extremely issue-oriented and the candidates bring divergent backgrounds to the voters.The district attorney oversees over 35,000 cases a year in the 54 cities and towns in Middlesex County.Ryan, a career prosecutor, worked for over three decades as an assistant district attorney and received the promotion to the top post when Gerry Leone resigned.Sullivan has served as clerk of the Middlesex Superior Court for eight years. He was previously mayor of Cambridge and a prosecutor in the attorney general's office and Middlesex DA's office.